Morocco competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
Disability classifications
Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis. Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.
Medalists Morocco's medal haul was more than the total earned by Morocco's 2016 Olympic team who came away with one bronze medal, earned in men's football. They finished thirty third overall on the medal table.
The following Moroccan competitors won medals at the Games. In the 'by discipline' sections below, medalists' names are in bold.
Medal Name Sport Event Date Athletics Men's marathon - T13 11 September Athletics Men's 400m - T13 15 September Athletics Men's shot put - T34 15 September Athletics Men's 400m - T12 9 September Athletics Men's 5000m - T13 15 September Athletics Men's 200m - T12 17 September Paratriathlon Men's PT2 10 September
Athletics
Men
Track AthleteEventsHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMahdi Afri200 m T1222.69Q22.58 PBQ22.57 PB400 m T1249.32 PBQ49.34Q49.00 PBHafid Aharak1500 m T37colspan="4" 4:20.43 PB4Mohamed Amguoun400 m T13colspan="2" 48.82Q47.15 WRYoussef Benibrahim1500 m T13colspan="4" 3:56.8085000 m T13colspan="4" 15:06.536El Amin Chentouf5000 m T13colspan="4" 14:21.04 PBMarathon T13colspan="4" 2:32:17 SBAbdelhadi El HartiMarathon T46colspan="4" DNFAbdelillah Mame1500 m T13colspan="4" 4:08.9313
Field
AthleteEventsResultRankAzeddine NouiriShot put F3411.28 RRJavelin throw F3427.707Youssef OuaddaliShot Put F327.568
Women
Track AthleteEventsHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankSanaa Benhama100 m T1312.53 qcolspan="2" 12.49 7400 m T13colspan="4" 58.40 SB5
Field
AthleteEventsResultRankSaida AmoudiShot put F347.52 4Javelin throw F3414.248Youssra KarimShot Put F418.164Hasnaa MoubalShot put F406.167Discus throw F4017.1012Hayat el GaraaShot put F416.977Discus throw F4125.72 PB5
5-a-side football
Morocco qualified for the Paralympics after finishing second at the 2015 IBSA Blind Football African Championships in Douala, Cameroon. In the first round of group play, Morocco beat Egypt 3 - 0. The second round saw Morocco beat Senegal 3 - 0. This qualified them through first in their group, where they met Mali in the semi-final. They won that game 1 - 0. Morocco then met hosts Cameroon in the final, which Morocco won 2 - 0.
7th–8th place match
Paratriathlon
AthleteEventSwim Trans 1Bike Trans 2Run Total timeRank Mohamed LahnaMen's PT211:341:3236.550.5821.361:12.35
Powerlifting
AthleteEventTotal liftedRankNaima ElyousriWomen's −67 kgNMR
See also Morocco at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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